Woman says tree trimmer trimmed her wallet

Published: Friday, June 7, 2013 at 02:13 PM.

CRESTVIEW – A man who was trimming tree limbs for a group of neighbors on Kyle Lane is accused of taking a woman’s wallet.

The alleged theft occurred May 11. A man told a resident he was trimming tree limbs for her neighbor and asked if she wanted her tree limbs trimmed for $50. She agreed and he got to work.

About 2½ hours later, when he finished, the man returned. He asked the woman if he could borrow a pen to leave her neighbor a note. When he finished his note, he ran for his vehicle, the woman said. She noticed her purse, which was sitting in a wagon she uses to carry plants, was “kind of light,” the officer wrote in the arrest report. That’s when she discovered her wallet was missing. It contained her driver license, AARP card, Medicare card, Social Security card, car insurance card, a credit card, and about $120 in cash.

Neighbors confirmed the man, along with another man, had been in the neighborhood cutting trees.

Crestview Police questioned the man. He denied taking the wallet.

Nevertheless, he was charged with petit theft and will enter a plea on June 11.

Reader comments posted to this article may be published in our print edition. All rights reserved. This copyrighted material may not be re-published
without permission. Links are encouraged.

CRESTVIEW – A man who was trimming tree limbs for a group of neighbors on Kyle Lane is accused of taking a woman’s wallet.

The alleged theft occurred May 11. A man told a resident he was trimming tree limbs for her neighbor and asked if she wanted her tree limbs trimmed for $50. She agreed and he got to work.

About 2½ hours later, when he finished, the man returned. He asked the woman if he could borrow a pen to leave her neighbor a note. When he finished his note, he ran for his vehicle, the woman said. She noticed her purse, which was sitting in a wagon she uses to carry plants, was “kind of light,” the officer wrote in the arrest report. That’s when she discovered her wallet was missing. It contained her driver license, AARP card, Medicare card, Social Security card, car insurance card, a credit card, and about $120 in cash.

Neighbors confirmed the man, along with another man, had been in the neighborhood cutting trees.

Crestview Police questioned the man. He denied taking the wallet.

Nevertheless, he was charged with petit theft and will enter a plea on June 11.